Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-15
Synopsis of the Proceedings of
the Annual Meeting of the
Disciples of Christ in the
Big SANDY District.
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NNNSHRA > l( Pl. ISL. 1907.
The Church of Christ worship
ing in the Big Sandy Valley Dis.
trict met in the annual meeting on
Lost Creek, Wayne Co., West VA
Bro. Lunstord preached the intro.
ductory discourse, after which the
meeting was organized by electine
Bro. Nj. Rife Chairman and Bro.
j. b. Rife Secretary. The meeting
then proceeded to transact the bust.
ness that came before it in very
harmonious manner. There were
twenty-five delegates enrolled from,
various parts Of the District. Ten
congregations sent letters to the
meeting reporting their strength
and their work for the past year
There were eleven ministers present
and made reports of their work.
All reports showed a fair increase
of work and membership and a very
encouraging outlook for the future
The preaching of various brethren
during the meeting was plain and
forcible and the eNhortations warm
and earnest. There were seven ad
ditions during the meeting. 1t was
decided to extend the District so as
to take in part of w. Va. So
that the District will now include a
part of Carter, part Of BOYD and
all of Lawrence, Johnson, Martin,
Pike and Floyd counties in KY, and
Wayne, Lincoln and Logan counties
in w. Va.
The following plan for work in
the District was unanimously adopt
ed:
1. That there be an Evangclizing
Committee appointed consisting OF
at least one member from each coun.
ty in the District, and out of this
committee there be chosen an exc.
cutive committee whose business il
shall be to take the oversight of the
work in the whole District. The
members Of the committee from the
various counties in the DNric,
shall look after the work in their
counties and make due reports OF
the same TO the executive committee.
That the executive committee shall
have regular meetings for the trans
action of business and when i'm
session two members shall consti.
tute a quorum. One of the men,
bers of this committee shall be
Chairman; one Secretary and one
Treasurer.
2. That all ministers in the Dis.
trict who are worthy, having the
characteristics of faithfulness and
ability, shall be put TO work imme
diately in the various parts of the
field. And that they be earnestly
requested to do all they can TO adj.
vance the cause. That leading tc
this end that they adopt systematic
work and report their work regular
ly to the executive committee.
3. That all the committeeman and
ministers shall do all they can to
solicit means 10 carry on the work
and that there be a strict account
kept of all monies raised and that
report of the same be made monthly
to the executive committee.
4. That all the congregations in
the District be earnestly requested
to cooperate in this work to the
best of their ability.
5, That we have regular quarter.
ly meetings in various parts of the
District where VIC may meet and
consult and transact any business
that may come up.
o. That the sisters are requested
to do all they can in this work.
7. That the work begin now.
The following are the names oil
the Evaugelizing Committee select.
ed from the several counties in the
District:
From Wayne county, w. Va.
VIM. Peters and wife, Jeff. Ply.
male, Mrs Sac. Roberts, Anna PLY.
male, H. ]. and Permelia Lloyd
Charlie Smith, Stephen Herald
G G. Miller, John Hardwick, Il. b
Mccormick and wife and Gerard
! Adkins.
From Cabell county, w, Va.
Apperson Starks and Jessie Gun
ningham.
From Logan county, w. Va.
Louis Meade and + NJ. Chain.
From Pike county, KY: Jack
Harris and Elder Rubaugh.
From Floyd county, KY: J. II
langley and Joseph Auxier.
From Johnson county, Ky: John
Music, II. Stambaugh, Jessie Stat.
ford, Priscilla Picklesimer, Geo
Written and Elijah Fields.
From Martin county, KY: Jane,
McKinnis and Abraham Goble.
From Lawrence county, KY
| Milton Swctman, Eli Sloan, Mrs
Mollie Gamble, Mrs. Belle Hughes.
Daniel Vinson, Jep. Meek, J. {
\ Short, Wesley Webb, Richard
Morris, Lora Osborne, Sol. Lawson
| John Wilson and c. /. Swetman.
From Garter county, Ky: +. Z
Kitchen, Martin Thomas, jeff Mes
ser and Mrs. Sue Vinson.
From Boyd county, Ky. John
/ Montague and Jerome Prichard.
The executive committee wa,
appointed, as follows:
s. s Vinson, Chairman, Ccredo
7 w Va; VIM. Peters, Chairman
I pro tenn, Fort Gay, w. Va; Ell
/ Sloan. Secretary, Emma, Lawrence
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